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Église Saint-Martin

Ourde, Hautes-Pyrénées, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Eglise Saint-Martin (cad. A 547) : classement par arrêté du 15 décembre 1972
Protection dates
1972/12/15 : classé MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
13e siècle, 14e siècle, 15e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Ourde
Département
Hautes-Pyrénées
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
42.95874, 0.55678
Mérimée reference
PA00095405

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

3 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1771 map "75 Tarbes." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Deux campagnes de travaux se distinguent entre la nef et le clocher. La nef à chevet plat est couverte d'une voûte en arc brisé soutenue par des doubleaux rectangulaires. Sa porte sud-ouest présente un tympan sommairement gravé de deux cercles ornés respectivement d'un chrisme et d'une croix. Contre le chambranle de droite, une pierre montre une main divine bénissant. Contre cet édifice primitif est venu se plaquer un grand clocher rectangulaire. A l'intérieur, des peintures décoraient la voûte et les murs de la travée est. Seules celles de la voûte ont été partiellement récupérées. Elles représentent la vie du Christ et celle de saint Martin. Ces peintures peuvent remonter au 15e siècle.

English translation

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Two campaigns of work are distinguished between the nave and the bell tower. The nave with a flat chevet is covered with a pointed arch vault supported by rectangular ribs. Its south-west door presents a tympanum summarily carved with two circles decorated respectively with a chi-rho and a cross. Against the right jamb, a stone shows a blessing divine hand. Against this primitive building was added a large rectangular bell tower. Inside, paintings decorated the vault and the walls of the eastern bay. Only those of the vault were partially recovered. They represent the life of Christ and that of Saint Martin. These paintings may date from the 15th century.

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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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